Direction-indicator.



H. J. ZELING.

DIRECTION INDICATOR. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 12. I918.

1,279,210. PatentedSept. 17,1918.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY JOSEPH ZELING. OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

DIRECTION-INDICATOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J Znnnve, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, inthe county of Milwaukee and State of WVisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvement in Direction- Indicators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain improvements in direction indicators and has relation more particularly to an indicator specially designed and adapted for use in connection with a vehicle and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved device of this general character which may be operated with convenience and facility to indicate the direction of turn to be made and which notice or indication may be readily observed by a second vehicle following or traveling toward the vehicle provided with the indicator.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a novel and improved device of this general character including a housing supported to one side of a vehicle and in which a slidable member is arranged and which member is mounted for movement in a direction transversely of the vehicle and which may be extended beyond opposite ends of the housing, said slide when extended beyond either end of the housing serving to give notice of a direction of turn about to be made.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved direction indicator whereby certain important advantages are attained and the device rendered simpler, less expensive and otherwise more convenient and advantageous for use, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

The novel features of my invention will be hereinafter definitely claimed.

In order that my invention may be the better understood, I will now proceed to 7 describe the same with reference to the ac companying drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in elevation illustrating an indicator constructed in accordance with an embodiment of my invention, the coacting portion of the vehicle body being indicated by dotted lines;

Specification of Letters Patent;

Fig. is an enlarged longitudinal sece tional view taken through the device with certain of the parts in elevation; and

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of the indicator as herein set forth. As disclosed in the accompanying drawings B denotes a body of a vehicle which has positioned beyond the side thereof a housing H with the longitudinal axis of said housing extending in a direction transversely of the body B. The inner end portion of the housing at the top and bottom thereof is provided with inwardly directed arms lsuitably secured as at 2 to the side of the vehicle whereby it will be perceived that the housing H is supported in a fixed position to one side of the body B.

The opposite ends of the housing H are open and slidably arranged within the housing H is the hollow member or body M having its side faces 3 preferably transparent and each of said side faces 3 has produced therefrom a .pair of reversely directed V Patented Sept. 17, 1918. Application filed January 12, 1918. SerialINo. 211,568.

arrows A having the heads 5 thereof 0utpreferably formed of transparent material and it is particularly desired that such arrows be red in color so that they may be more readily observed when the member or body M is extended.

The body or member M is of a length substantially equal to the length of the housing H so that the body or member M may b entirely positioned within the housing and which is the normal position of said body or member M. It is particularly desired that the housing H extend beyond the left side of the body B and should it be desired to make a turn to the right the member or body M is moved toward the body B to expose the arrows A at the right hand portions of the faces 3. Should it be desired to give notice of a turn to the left, the body or member M is moved in the opposite direction to dispose a second set of arrows A. The bottom of the housing H is provided with the longitudinally disposed slot 6 through which extends the hollow arm 7 depending from the bottom of the body or member M at substantially the center thereof. In communication with the arm 7 and connected thereto is the elongated hollow rod 8 extending inwardly toward the body and terminating in the handle or hand grasp nected with a suitable source of energy by the conductors a disposed through the arm 7 and the rod 8. Engaged with the socket 10 is the lamp ll of the Well-known incandescent type. When the electrical circuit is closed the illumination afforded by the lamp 11 will result in the arrows A being readily designed when the body or member M has been moved to expose a set of arrows be yond an end of the housing H.

From the foreging description, it is thought to be obvious that a direction indicator constructed in accordance with my invention is particularly well adapted for use by reason of the convenience and facility with which it may be assembled and operated, and it will also be obvious that my invention is susceptible of some change and modification without departing from the principles and spirit thereof and for this reason I do not wish to be understooduas limiting myself to the precise arrangement and formation of the several parts herein shown in carrying out my in- Gopies 01' this patent may be obtained for ber slidably engaged within the housing} said member being of a length substantially equal to the length of the housing whereby said member may be inclosed within the housing, the opposite faces of said member adjacent the opposite ends thereofbeing provided with oppositely directed indicating symbols, and a rod engageable with the member substantially midway thereof for partially extending the member beyond either end of the housing for exposing the indicating symbols carried by an end portion of the member and concealing the indicating symbols carried by the opposite end portions of the members, said rod being arranged exteriorly of the housing H and having a portion extending inwardly thereof, said rod being of a length to terminate inwardly of the housing irrespective of the position of the member M relative to the housing.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

HENRY JOSEPH ZELING.

Witnesses:

WINFRED C. ZABEL, ALFRED C. LOOSE.

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